Traumatic experiences, acculturation, and psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: The mediating role of coping strategies

dc.authoridAcar, Ibrahim H./0000-0003-4007-5691|Yurtbakan, Taylan/0000-0002-6259-7207|Acarturk, Ceren/0000-0001-7093-1554
dc.authorwosidAcar, Ibrahim H./D-8900-2019
dc.contributor.authorKurt, Gulsah
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Ibrahim Hakki
dc.contributor.authorIlkkursun, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorYurtbakan, Taylan
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Busra
dc.contributor.authorUygun, Ersin
dc.contributor.authorAcarturk, Ceren
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:42:44Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:42:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractTurkey hosts the largest number of refugees in the world. So far, many studies investigated the mental health problems among Syrian refugees in Turkey and other hosting countries. However, little attention has been paid to the acculturation process of Syrian refugees in Turkey. A crosssectional study was conducted with 409 Syrian refugees in Mardin, Turkey. Results showed that traumatic experiences depleted problem-focused, emotion-focused, and maladaptive coping strategies. Emotion-focused coping strategies mediated the relationship between traumatic experiences and maintenance of the heritage culture and adoption of the destination culture. To conclude, our findings underscore the importance of traumatic experiences and emotion-focused coping strategies for integration of Syrian refugees in Turkey. Psychosocial interventions enhancing emotion-focused coping capacities might mitigate the adverse impact of traumatic experiences on integration. We discussed the strengths and limitations of the study considering the current literature.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.02.001
dc.identifier.endpage225en_US
dc.identifier.issn0147-1767
dc.identifier.issn1873-7552
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85101241028en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage214en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.02.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7392
dc.identifier.volume81en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000632023000018en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Intercultural Relationsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectTraumatic Experiencesen_US
dc.subjectCopingen_US
dc.subjectPsychological Distressen_US
dc.subjectAcculturationen_US
dc.subjectSyrian Refugeesen_US
dc.subjectPosttraumatic-Stress-Disorderen_US
dc.subjectMental-Healthen_US
dc.subjectAsylum Seekersen_US
dc.subjectDisplaced Personsen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Healthen_US
dc.subjectPre-Migrationen_US
dc.subjectRisk-Factorsen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectImmigrationen_US
dc.titleTraumatic experiences, acculturation, and psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: The mediating role of coping strategiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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